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"In Doing Harm Roy Eidelson exposes a dark chapter in the history of American psychology. Some practitioners' complicity with government authorities in abetting torture violated the highest ethical standards. The story must be told if it is not to be repeated." - Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis
“The fascinating lives, enduring influence, and deep friendship of two of America’s most prominent artists, Langston Hughes and Nina Simone, are given long-overdue attention. . . . Miller’s writing is vivid and transporting. . . . A must-read for American history, music, and literature buffs.”—Booklist, STARRED review
"In Everything Is Everything,Steve Jones has given the great Zelig-provocateur-enabler of sixties rock the tribute he deserves: eclectic, surprising, and opinionated, in prose of immediacy and brightness, and with the laughter kept in the final mix." —Jonathan Lethem "This book will appeal to anyone interested in the music and culture of the 1960s, as well as fans of the artists discussed." —Thomas Karel, Library Journal
“Britt Rusert’s focus on the overlooked significance of William J. Wilson’s speculative museum of Black art is a singular, significant contribution to the development of the study of Black aesthetics in the antebellum and postbellum periods. The Afric-American Picture Gallery fundamentally reshapes our understanding of the power of vision and visual culture for American democracy. Rusert’s work is a triumph.”—Sarah Lewis, author of The Unseen Truth: When Race Changed Sight in America
Strategic Direction from the President (Bloomsbury Academic) is a series of case studies on US foreign policy spanning one hundred years, 1915-2015. The purpose is to test the coherence of public statements from the American president, who is communicator-in-chief as well as commander-in-chief.
Each year, BAAS offers a variety of awards, prizes, teaching assistantships, and research assistant awards, supporting the development of American studies in Britain. The 2027 Awards are now open to submissions. Descriptions of our awards can be found on the BAAS Awards web page, with more detail on the submission requirements. The deadline for the BAAS Book Prize and the Peter Boyle MA Graduate Assistantship is 17 December 2026 and the deadline for all other awards and prizes is 14 January 2027
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